Australia now ‘burying’ retired MRH-90 fleet despite Ukrainian interest

Over recent months, the Australian Army Air Corps (AAAC) has been scrapping and subsequently burying its problematic fleet of MRH-90 Taipan (NH90 TTH) tactical transport helicopters – which were removed from operational service more than a year earlier than planned – despite recent second-hand interest from Ukraine. Australia grounded its surviving fleet of 45 MRH-90 Taipan helicopters following a fatal crash in July 2023. On September 29, the Australian Department of Defence (DOD) announced that the grounding order would not